✈ PVG → TLV
10H 15M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Shanghai to Tel Aviv
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → Ben Gurion (TLV), Israel Middle East
How long is the flight from Shanghai to Tel Aviv?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Tel Aviv (TLV) takes about 10 hours 15 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,957 miles (7,978 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 15m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,957 mi
7,978 km · great-circle
Avg speed
779 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Tel Aviv timezone
UTC+3
Asia/Jerusalem
Time difference
-5h
5 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.5d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.